Tao Qianglong (simplified Chinese: 陶强龙; traditional Chinese: 陶強龍; pinyin: Táo Qiánglóng; born 20 November 2001) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.
_08.jpg) Tao Qianglong playing for China U-20 in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuyang, Anhui, China | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Three Towns | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| –2017 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 2018–2019 | Hebei China Fortune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Hebei China Fortune | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Dalian Pro | 14 | (2) |
| 2022– | Wuhan Three Towns | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | China U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017-2019 | China U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2022-2024 | China U23 | 18 | (8) |
| 2022– | China | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 | |||
Club career
editIn 2013, Tao was scouted as a promising youngster and invited to train with the youth teams of Spanish side Villarreal.[1] He would return to China and would play for the Beijing Guoan youth teams setup and the various age groups for the Chinese national team, which saw Hebei China Fortune interested in his services.[2] Soon after completing his move to Hebei he was promoted to the first team and was handed his debut in a Chinese Super League game by the Head coach Chris Coleman on 2 March 2019 against Shenzhen F.C. where he came on as a substitute for Yin Hongbo in a 3-1 defeat.[3] The manager would show considerable faith in Tao by continuing to play him, which saw Tao repay his faith in him by scoring his first goal for the club on 13 April 2019 in a league game against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan that ended in a 2-1 loss.[4] By the end of the season Tao had become a regular within the team and fellow top tier club Dalian Professional signed him on 27 February 2020.[5]
On June 6, 2020, the Chinese Football Association issued Tao a six month suspension from playing professional football as punishment and a 300,000 yuan fine along with several of his team mates for breaking COVID-19 prevention regulation rules while he was with the Chinese U19 team for training.[6] This resulted in him missing the whole 2020 league season. On his return the following season he would finally make his debut on 22 April 2021, in a league game against Changchun Yatai in a 2-1 defeat.[7]
On 29 April 2022, it was announced that Tao would join newly-promoted Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.[8] He would go on to make his debut on 3 June 2022, in a league game against Hebei, which ended in a 4-0 victory.[9] After the game he would go on to be part of the squad that won the 2022 Chinese Super League title.[10]
International career
editOn 24 July 2022, Tao made his international debut in a 0-0 draw against Japan in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, as the Chinese FA decided to field the U-23 national team for this senior competition.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 January 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hebei China Fortune | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| Dalian Professional | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
Honours
editWuhan Three Towns
References
edit- ^ "El Proyecto Wanda del Villarreal ya tiene a sus futbolistas de la edición 2013". Nostresport.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "SHENZHEN VS. HEBEI CFFC 3 - 1". Soccerway.com. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "中超-大摩托彭欣力建功 重庆2-1华夏豪取三连胜". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 13 April 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "华夏幸福为何放走未来之星 陶强龙离开有三点原因". Sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "国青饮酒六将遭足协重罚 禁赛半年取消国字号资格". Tj.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "DALIAN PRO VS. CHANGCHUN YATAI 1 - 2". Soccerway.com (in Chinese). 22 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "武汉三镇一波官宣9名新援 邓涵文刘殿座顺利加盟". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "HEBEI FC VS. WUHAN THREE TOWNS 0 - 4". Soccerway.com. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b "武汉三镇捧起中超冠军火神杯 3年3冠创造三镇奇迹". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "东亚杯-韩佳奇屡献神扑朱辰杰造险 国足0-0日本". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Tao Qianglong at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
External links
edit- Tao Qianglong at WorldFootball.net
- Tao Qianglong at Soccerway